The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-29
A DEAD MAN In ACARRIAGE.
MYSTERIOUS PAssRNGER IN a ERKxGHT
sHIPMENT from NEW. HAYEN.

U.isadinR the Carriage n Chlesse . Mur-
terea Mas IL feuna Securely Mailed %
InsiAe-Apparently . Pennsylvania.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2s,-In q carriage shipped
from New York to Studebaker Brothers, at the
Pennsylvania depot, at Adams street. was
found this afternoon the body OF murdered
man. The carriage was now one, CONSIGNED
By o New Haven firm TO Studebaker Brothers
in this city. The freight train Of the Pennsyl-
vania Company that brought It rolled into tho
Union Depot at $40 O'Clock last night, having
loft New York Oct 81. II was left standing on
tho side tracks until about 10 o'clock this morn
ing, whom w. Il. Crane and several freight
hands won't to unload the new carriage.
Mr.. Crane looked through the window Of the
vehicle. and saw strange occupant inside. A
dead man lay there. face downward. his body
partially on the scat and partially on the floor.
in cramped position. Tho tapestry and be-
longngs Of the carriage were blood-stained.
Mr.. Crane summoned q policeman. who rang
for the Desplaines street patrol wagon.
Tho carriage was entirely enclosed BY q crate
for protection. and covered with heavy
waterproof cloth. No bar Of the crate was miss
ing. and the body Of 2 man could not be forged
between the bars. Everything Indicated that
asons s ~
his assassin. No pistol was found In or about
the v0nlCle,
The police got tho body out, and conveyed Il
was sickening, and the officers believed that
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worn, laced shoes. His height was about
feet 9, and there vas several days, growth !. Of
4 close examination et tho MoEsus q the body
bsii immsdisteIy ABOVE IL rsht sye; por
ton Of the forehead was also crushed IN as II
heavy blow and tho base q the slu was
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and betecti S SrosaD and TyrTs were set on
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rigid whom he lifted 1t out Of the carriage at the
depot and tho finger nails had turned black.
Tho theory OF tho detectives Ia that tho man
was murdered for money. perhaps q few dol
lars, and that the crtmo was committed IN tho
Beaver Valley. II It occurred at Rochester the
opportunity would be ample to stow tho corpse
away n the earria6e By renewing the bars Of
the side tracks Of the Pennsylvania road there
arg isolated from dwellings and human beings.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28-The murdered man
Ia believed to be Barney Haran. q glass packer.
Of West Brfdgewater. Pa. Q small town near
Rochester. twenty-eight miles from this city.
Tho description sent out tallies exactly with
that Of Haran, who left his homo on Sunday
evening last and has not been soon since.
He was OF very quarrelsome disposition.
ing all his money, started for homo on . freight
Meeting with trsmps. q quarrel ensued. and
he was killed. When he left homo he had In
his possession o revolver.
A man named Thompson Is proprietor OF the
saloon at 1879 Water street. mention Of which Is
made In the Chicago despatch.
Thompson says he keeps no boarders. and
whose card was found on the body Of the muir
dered man.
New HAVEN. Oct. 28.-There is no man known
here to be missing who corresponds with the
body at Chicago In any respect. and nothing of
the matter can be learned hcre, except that
the carriage was shipped In good order by tho
New Haven Carriage Company.